Exhyalanthrax afer

Exhyalanthrax afer
Female Exhyalanthrax afer
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Bombyliidae
Genus:	Exhyalanthrax
Species:	E. afer
Binomial name
Exhyalanthrax afer Fabricius, 1794
Synonyms
Anthrax afer Fabricius, 1794 Anthrax fimbriata Meigen, 1804 Anthrax sirius Hoffmansegg in Wiedemann, 1818 Anthrax hemipterus Pallas in Wiedemann, 1818 Anthrax marginalis Wiedemann in Meigen, 1820 Anthrax sirius Meigen, 1820 Anthrax tangerinus Bigot, 1892 Thyridanthrax burtti Hesse, 1956 Thyridanthrax aequisexus Bowden, 1964 Thyridanthrax decipiens Bowden, 1964

Exhyalanthrax afer, is a member of the fly family Bombyliidae.

Larva feed on pupae of tachinid and ichneumonid parasitoids of the pine processionary caterpillar, Thaumetopoea pityocampa. The pupae of other Lepidoptera and from cocoons of the pine sawfly, Neodiprion sertifer. Adults are most often seen visiting flowers to feed on nectar.

Afrotropical: Chad, Eritrea, Ghana, Kenya, Yemen. Oriental: Pakistan. Palaearctic: Afghanistan, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, China (Beijing, Nei Monggol, Sichuan, Xinjiang, Xizang), Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France (incl. Corsica), Germany, Gibraltar, Greece (incl. Lesbos), Gruzia, Hungary, Iran, Israel, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Libya, Macedonia, Malta, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia (WS), Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain (incl. Ibiza, Mallorca), Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia,

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